diff --git a/testsuite/embedded/pom.xml b/testsuite/embedded/pom.xml
index c358f8a0811..8b268ab9e92 100644
--- a/testsuite/embedded/pom.xml
+++ b/testsuite/embedded/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
         <jbossas.ts.dir>${jbossas.ts.integ.dir}/..</jbossas.ts.dir>
         <jbossas.project.dir>${jbossas.ts.dir}</jbossas.project.dir>
         <wildfly.home>${project.basedir}/target/wildfly-core</wildfly.home>
-        <version.ch.qos.logback>1.5.13</version.ch.qos.logback>
+        <version.ch.qos.logback>1.5.16</version.ch.qos.logback>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>